Olympic gold medals
2
Olympic medals
6
World Championship golds
6
World records
4
Commonwealth golds
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 0 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- IOC results
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Michael Klim ranks #76 in Swimming
Michael Klim ranks #76 in Swimming and #1043 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.3/100.
The verified career covers 1996–2007 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Olympic gold medals 2, Olympic medals 6, World Championship golds 6, World records 4.
Nearest context: ahead Gary Hall Jr. (84.3); behind Melissa Belote (84.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Michael Klim GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Klim comparisons
Michael Klim — frequently asked
- Is Michael Klim the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Michael Klim ranks #76 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 84.3/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Michael Klim's GOAT Score?
- 84.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Michael Klim rank all time?
- #1043 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #76 in Swimming.
- Michael Klim vs Gary Hall Jr.: who ranks higher?
- Michael Klim ranks higher at 84.3 versus Gary Hall Jr. at 84.3, a margin of 0.0 points.